Sit Down Haters! Zendaya Claps Back At Fans Who Think She Disowned Her Black Heritage In ‘Complex’ Magazine

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“But to literally be two races, it’s really hard to see color because I’m the gray area…”—Zendaya

Zendaya Responds To Criticism Over Her Comments On Being Biracial

Zendaya recently got BLASTED on Twitter after Complex ran their story on the 18-year-old they’ve lauded as one of their “Women Of Next Year.”

After the mag’s Twitter account pulled a quote from the interview where she spoke on the “gray area” that comes with being biracial…

fans went IN on the actress/songstress for seemingly disowning her black heritage.

https://twitter.com/Isaac__Collins/status/671890738230091776

https://twitter.com/headhvncho/status/672136403015196673

https://twitter.com/bookworm_radio/status/671936359762755584

https://twitter.com/JBlackson/status/671934156583002114

https://twitter.com/seren_sensei/status/671944576677060608

Zendaya has since clapped back and noted that while she sees a “gray area” because of her biracial heritage, she also explained in the article that she considers herself African-American.

https://twitter.com/Zendaya/status/671938755331145728

Nice try haters!

What do YOU think about Zendaya defending her words in Complex mag???

Hit the flip for another photo from the shoot.

Complex

Zendaya Responds To Criticism Over Her Comments On Being Biracial